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paleotn

(17,778 posts)
29. Lived down there as a kid in the 70's.
Mon Sep 2, 2019, 07:06 PM
Sep 2019

No hurricanes made landfall in FL the 5+ years we were there. A year after we left, central FL got hit.

Are you located at the "Thansgiving" spot on the map? BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #1
Thereabouts, yes. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #2
I'm between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hurry up already. Lochloosa Sep 2019 #4
Seriously!!!! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #7
The meteorologist on MSNBC BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #8
Palm Beach is probably fine to go back to, but... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #13
I woulld be going crazy, too! Cha Sep 2019 #34
I like the numbers in that date. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #36
Exactly. Cha Sep 2019 #43
That took a long time to get electricity back. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #45
Right.. I had Cha Sep 2019 #51
..."only a 4" BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #52
No.. but it could have been so much Cha Sep 2019 #53
That was decent of him. BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #56
Oh I forgot about that! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #73
Me Too. Can't wait for this to be over. But nothing compared to what those on Grand Bahama Island Fla Dem Sep 2019 #23
I'm having a hard time dealing with that. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #27
This is funny as hell! Tipperary Sep 2019 #3
Floridians deal with hurricanes by meme. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #5
Stole a Cantore meme from a previous storm and adapted it a little. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #9
Love this thread malaise Sep 2019 #20
Hi you! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #21
It's the best medicine malaise Sep 2019 #26
This is a weird one. 61 years in FL and I've seen a couple of slow ones. Lochloosa Sep 2019 #6
I tracked Hurricanes as a hobby back in the 80's/90's using special software for a commodore 64 yaesu Sep 2019 #30
Glad to hear you're boarded up. Baitball Blogger Sep 2019 #10
I am so done with waiting for this thing obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #11
"right after my surgeon declared me able to walk again" jberryhill Sep 2019 #12
I had a joint fused in my right foot on July 30. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #18
Nothing like finding a compatible cadaver jberryhill Sep 2019 #22
Ha ha! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #24
Did the surgeon say anything about, oh, running or swimming? jberryhill Sep 2019 #41
Yeah Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #44
That's quite a story! Glad you're feeling better. yardwork Sep 2019 #46
Atlantic coast in central Florida is two different places........ MRDAWG Sep 2019 #14
You can absolutely live on the Atlantic coat of Central FL obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #16
Might want to reconsider that. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #19
silly Patriot, the Pacifist Ocean is in California! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #39
Oh what was I thinking!? Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #40
it seems an odd one. barbtries Sep 2019 #15
What this hurricame is doing is not odd obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #17
i recall that Harvey and Florence barbtries Sep 2019 #25
That's my wish. Whatever it is going to do, get the f* off the Bahamas already. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #28
Lived down there as a kid in the 70's. paleotn Sep 2019 #29
I know just what you mean PennyK Sep 2019 #31
Feel free to PM me if you want. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #33
I'm west of your Thanksgiving mcar Sep 2019 #32
You went through Andrew in '92, mcar! Cha Sep 2019 #55
And you, Cha mcar Sep 2019 #80
I believe the forecasts are spot on & that the US mainland will be spared most of the punch. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #35
Here's the last 15 hours of the storm in satellite imagery on NOAA's SLIDER browser.. Princess Turandot Sep 2019 #37
Wow, good job! Ligyron Sep 2019 #63
That's fascinating! Thanks. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #74
at its current rate, you could evacuate by golf cart Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2019 #38
Yeah, waiting for this storm to arrive is like waiting for that last drop of honey from the bottle. Blue_true Sep 2019 #54
It's a wired one. Yesterday we had everything done so went to a few breweries!! GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #42
Ha! Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #47
Hourglass brewing in Longwood. Maybe the best in Central Florida. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #68
My husband will suggest a day trip to Longwood after I tell him this in 3, 2, ... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #75
I'll have to tell my son about that one mcar Sep 2019 #82
Imagine how they feel in Alabama. yardwork Sep 2019 #48
"Imagine how they feel in Alabama." Talitha Sep 2019 #58
Thanks. yardwork Sep 2019 #60
! Kali Sep 2019 #59
I couldn't resist. yardwork Sep 2019 #61
They have my thoughts and prayers. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #65
.... yardwork Sep 2019 #70
DUzy! JudyM Sep 2019 #67
Thank you! yardwork Sep 2019 #71
I can relate. I'm on Merritt Island & I've had the same experiences the past few days. CaptainTruth Sep 2019 #49
Irma got us a little around two years ago, but it only blew down a lot of tree stuff. Blue_true Sep 2019 #50
Key West to Pensacola. Ligyron Sep 2019 #66
I hope Dorian stays out to sea away from your area. Blue_true Sep 2019 #84
Gotta be the Hunkerdown Hideaway in Cocoa Beach Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #81
Coiling like a spring in one spot, will move quickly when it does bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #57
We are at Christmas on the map. liberal N proud Sep 2019 #62
It seems as slow and scary as the one on the other Jupiter. Stay safe. Marcuse Sep 2019 #64
OK, it's taken a long time since Katrina localroger Sep 2019 #69
2 of my sisters live in the villages, but mopinko Sep 2019 #72
I live basically next door to The Villages radical noodle Sep 2019 #86
they got home yesterday. mopinko Sep 2019 #88
I'm glad they made it safely radical noodle Sep 2019 #89
Thank you for the view into your Space Coast world, Pacifist. Hortensis Sep 2019 #76
Where are you on the Space Coast? maptap22 Sep 2019 #77
Not far from you Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #78
Treasure Coast here voteearlyvoteoften Sep 2019 #79
"We have been preparing for Dorian since last Wednesday." Talitha Sep 2019 #83
I Hope u come through without a scratch. Nt BootinUp Sep 2019 #85
Thanks, we did. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #90
Just now getting our first outer band here in South Lake. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #87
Not really Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #91
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